GOT was able to shepherd the bill through his committee , despite the strong opposition from both environmentalists and the Dept . of Energy and Environmental Protection , and their amendments designed to derail the bill . Ultimately the bill passed unanimously through both the Senate and House . And so , we presented the awards to these three members , as exemplars of what grassroots lobbying can do .”
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GOT was able to shepherd the bill through his committee , despite the strong opposition from both environmentalists and the Dept . of Energy and Environmental Protection , and their amendments designed to derail the bill . Ultimately the bill passed unanimously through both the Senate and House . And so , we presented the awards to these three members , as exemplars of what grassroots lobbying can do .”
The Marketer of the Year Award went to three Danbury members . From left , award presenter Gary Sippin , outgoing chair ; honorees Matt Mitchell of Norbert E . Mitchell Co ., Jeff Jennings of Jennings Oil ; and award presenter Peter Aziz of Bantam / Wesson . Honoree Stephen Rosentel of Leahy ’ s Fuels is not shown . Photo courtesy of CEMA .
“ The Associate Member of the Year Award went to Federated Insurance . We ’ ve endorsed them for members since 2003 , and during that time they have saved members collectively millions of dollars compared to their prior insurance . Few other associates , if any , can make such a claim . In addition , they continue to help insureds save money through a robust risk management program designed to reduce losses . Moreover , they reduced their insureds auto premiums last year because they felt that because of COVID , there would be fewer vehicles on the road and hence fewer claims ( in actuality , while there were fewer claims , their severity increased ). Accepting on behalf of Federated was Jon Medo who flew in from their headquarters in Minnesota , and local representatives Matt Gunn and Dan Schlatz .”
MARSH & MCLENNAN IS CEMA ’ S BENEFITS PROVIDER
CEMA endorsed Marsh & McLennan Agency as its exclusive employee benefits and health insurance provider . Marsh & McLennan Agency delivers full-service , comprehensive consulting for businesses and associations . Its expertise is in health insurance , retirement plans , and financial wellness solutions . By providing a one-stopshop the agency can save CEMA members save time and money , while eliminating gaps in business and fiduciary liability . Leverage the agency ’ s purchasing power , strategic consulting expertise , educational resources , as well as innovative benefit funding arrangements to deliver cost savings and increased value for employers and employees . Chris Delorey is executive
Lisa Buffington , vice president – retirement services , Marsh & McLennan Agency . Photo courtesy of Marsh & McLennan .
vice president – employee health and benefits . Lisa Buffington , vice president – retirement services , can be reached at 860-324- 9909 and at lisa . buffington @ MarshMMA . com . The agency ’ s website is at www . MMA . NEcom .
HERBERT J . SIMS & CO .
Joining the association as an associate member is Herbert J . Sims & Co . Inc . a family-owned investment bank that is more than 85 years old , headquartered in Fairfield , Connecticut , with approximately 250 employees . Vice President Andrew J . Gilmore says , “ My energy team and I came to HJ Sims back in April 2014 from Bank of America / Merrill Lynch . We focus purely on risk management in the energy space . Our client base is made up of large and small retail and wholesale gasoline / heating oil and propane distributors / terminals , natural gas marketers , transportation , end users , power companies / utilities , crude oil refineries and just about anyone in between . HJ Sims is a licensed Introducing Broker with the CFTC . We execute and clear through Archer Daniels Midland ( ADMIS ) [ FCM / clearing house ] and transact on multiple commodities exchanges .” Gilmore can be reached at ( 978 ) 891-5024 and Andrew . Gilmore @ hjsims . com . l FON
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